Ok I have been thinking on this since I first read it. And trust me I prolly will come back and add take away something at some point. 

A perfect day in my life? First and formost my son Aiden would no longer have or every have had epilepsy. It is very hard to watch your baby struggle to life a normal life with this nasty desease. 

I would love to live in a bigger house where everyone could have their own room. But nothing outta this world. I have lived that life when I was young. And tons of money don;t make a person/family happy. i would still be the mom that I am. Very involved in the kids school. Spending most of my free time helping out the teachers. And in the principles office when I need to be. Like I do now.

I wish with all my heart that my hubby could have a job he loves and not just one he does so that we can get by. 

as for what I could eat...Food doesn't mean much to me know. I will admit I it scares me a bit as I don't want to get sick from it. But I am winning that battle everyday.

Other then that my life would be pretty much the same. I love my kids, my hubby, and even my nutzo zoo of animals. 

Good post Nik.

 Oh wow, this is a tough one.  I think we always get hung up on our "longterm" goals and don't ever really think about just 1 day in our life.  
In my perfect day, we would live in a town that we love and where everyone knows us and that is close to all of our extended family.  My kids would be getting ready to go to school in an excellent school district that they've gone to their entire lives.  My husband would be going to a job that he loves and that he's had for many years where he makes really good money with benefits.  I would be getting ready to volunteer for an organization that I truly believe in.  We would all be in excellent health.  I would have great friends that I would call during the day just to chat.  Our house would be right on the beach, so after I got done volunteering I could wander out to the deck and watch the waves crash to shore and the dolphins frolicking in the water.  We would have lots of pets around to love.

I can give an answer now, because I believe the only difference between a dream and a goal, is the plan to get there. I have given this a lot of thought, and for the things that are within my current control, I have a plan.



I would get up early, and take time to sit on my deck to enjoy the sunrise while I enjoy my breakfast. After breakfast I would go for a run with our dog. Maybe the teenagers would come, maybe not, but the dog and I would have a great time.



After returning from the run, a shower and getting dressed for the day. In the fantasy, I wouldn't have to work. In my current plan.. Off to work I go. I like my jo*****allenges my mind and I deal with people all over the world. I would have no reason to wish for a different job, and hubby is retired, so he's pretty happy. Back to the
fantasy.



After my shower I would get the rest of the family out of bed, if they aren't already. They would have breakfast and I would have my mid morning snack. Then we would head out for the day. It could be to explore the state park near by, take our bikes to the mountains, or enjoy music and atmosphere at one of the frequent outdoor festivals held within a 2 hour drive from our home. This could take a good portion of the day, and then we would travel back home.



As the sun sets, and the temperature cools, we would go for a walk in the neighborhood, check out landscaping ideas and chat with our neighbors. End the day with a quiet soak in the hot tub, reflect a
little on our blessings and plan the next day.



There are some variations to this, as I have grown children and grandchildren as well, and I want to be able to do things with the grandkids. There would be some traveling in the broader plan. A cruise, Australia, New Zealand, ... Actually I don't think there is
anywhere I wouldn't travel. Taking the 5 grandchildren to Disney and giving their parents some adult time.



It would also vary based on the time of year, and activities my children are participating in. I would go to games, concerts, plays. Just so many different things, that would make up life.




ETA: I don't mention food, because in my life going forward it isn't going to take center stage. I love Eggface's Bento box ideas, and plan to always have good stuff for me, with me when I leave the house. However, I could still be flexible enough to order steak on a stick at a fair or festival. Or share one of those turkey drumsticks with my son. We would still live in Colorado, my kids are in a great school, we have beautiful sunshine, mountains near by for hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. We have a great house, that we might downsize in 10 years, as it will be too big for just two of us. But we won't do that too soon. My life is pretty good already, and I wasn't unhappy. I was just unhealthy. And my body could not do all the things my mind desired. That is going to change.

Yes I have thought about this a lot. Some of it is in place, some of it is mini goals, and some is a dream, because that travel stuff is expensive.

Ok a day in your ideal life has me revising a day in mine!

Sigh...

Mizz Nik,

I am going to answer it now- but let us just say it is for ONE year because I can not think any further than that and you might understand why after I write what I am going to write.

IF all my life stuff was in order.......(bear in mind this is only one year)

I would take that one year and travel the US then spend  two or three months in Ireland and Scotland (it has been my dream, along with Italy, Bavaria, and Sweden- no particular reason on those).  I would then come back and donate my time to some of the local groups who need the help. During that time I would be bettering MY life by doing this because I would be learning. I have a burgeoning brain that likes to be "fed" new things and experiences.

I would live in an RV during the travel times throughout the US and in flats and rentals during my time overseas. Eating would be the local cuisine in a healthy way and in moderation. (Again a learning experience).

At the end of that time when we got back here to where we now live, I would begin the process of fostering/adopting because I can not have kids- the hubby has been clipped and snipped (TMI I know), he had that done after his first marriage, can not be reversed because it has been too long (We have looked into it, and have been given more than 3 opinions).

I know you said relationships with people being fine but I would have to say during that time I would try to mend fences with those I do not get along with and if I could not then so be it. I add this part because that would also be about learning. Might not be learning in the way I would like but it is learning nonetheless.

AFTER all that, I would return to school and finish up my Master's Degree in Education.

Who knows how I think from day to day, but this is how I would answer your quandry TODAY.

Sorry I didn't mull on it over the weekend but I am going to be uber busy finishing up around here and getting loads of stuff to new homes because we are clearing out a LOT of things we no longer need, everything has new homes as of now. I am also starting freezer meals for the hubby, so that when I go for my surgery he has food he can actually fix and eat.

Hey Now Ms B_B,  You stole my year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  NOT FAIR Nik,  You said Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Except for a few things...............................

Oh! Congrats on your new home.... God Bless


I love my OH Family!                       sharon

Ok, I’m going to take what I call the Pam approach.

I’d like you to think on the micro level about your day. I press you not to be a pain, but because I KNOW you can do this.

What does your day look like? One day.

Do you awaken without pain in your _______ (wherever you have pain?). Do you work out for an hour a day? Do you meditate?

 

For instance, I was thinking this over and here are a few things that would be decidedly different about a day in my ideal life vs. life now:

 

• I would awaken at 5 a.m. not tired, but well rested and ready to start the day. I love the morning. It holds a real sense of peace for me. Currently, life stressors bog me down so much that I sleep well past sunrise and awaken already burdened with the situation of my life. In my ideal life, I’d awaken early to do yoga at sunrise.
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• In my ideal life, I would entertain on a Friday like this. I’d have a house where I feel comfortable doing that. I’d have outdoor furniture so I could sit outside and admire my vegetable garden which, in my ideal life, I would not kill from lack of gardening knowledge. I even know what I’d serve at my little dinner party. A healthy burger bar, one of the things that, in my perfect life, would be part of a Bariatric Foodie cookbook that I recently published and which is doing quite well sales wise.
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• In my ideal life, I would have lunch with my mother on a weekday because I work full time with Pouch Party/Bariatric Foodie and make my own hours. I am able to take her to her doctor’s appointments and better mentor her on healthy eating. Our lunch would be a lunch meeting actually because she would be Pouch Party/Bariatric Foodie’s business manager and we’d be discussing my NEXT book project over grilled chicken salads.

 

I am insisting on the day’s view because you can make year-long plans but have NO idea how that would play out in your day to day life or how those plans will impact your day to day life. It’s in the little things that big things are accomplished. So like I said, I KNOW YOU ARE CAPABLE OF THIS.

 

I look forward to catching a glimpse of one day in your life hopefully on Monday.

(Yes, go ahead. Call me neurotic and whatever else. In a year you’ll thank me for being so persnickety.)

This is very timely for me; I look forward to this assignment.  I *think* I know what is "missing", but who knows what will actually come out once I start really thinking, then writing about it!  Thank you!

I'm looking forward to really indulging in a bit of visualization for this. I am always kind of working on several plans at once, each with a general goal of "better than now", but my perfect life?  It's too far from where I am to think about, it just hurts.

But I also believe that if you can't imagine it, you really can't work towards it, so I will have my complete, perfect day in my complete perfect life here on Monday.

Excellent point!

A friend of mine has what she calls a "visioning board" (which is funny cuz I just saw this on Jerseylicious not too long ago as well!) where she pins things she wants to achieve/have/do. She believes putting it out there to the universe in concrete terms will help it happen.

Maybe, maybe not. But self awareness is never a bad thing!